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Codes Department briefs Metro Council on permitting, inspections and enforcement
Summary
An agency official from the Codes Department told the Metropolitan Council on March 17 that the department processes roughly 14,000 building permits and more than 140,000 inspections a year, described its three divisions, and outlined complaint, inspection and enforcement procedures including typical timelines for abatement and court referral.
An official from the Codes Department presented an overview of the department’s mission, operations and resources to the Metropolitan Council on Tuesday, March 17.
The presenter, representing the Codes Department of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, said the department’s “primary mission is to keep the safety of the occupants in the buildings here in Davidson County” and described three main divisions—Building and Trades, Zoning, and Property Standards—tasked with permitting, inspections and enforcement.
The presentation laid out the department’s recent workload and staffing: roughly 164 employees, about 14,000 building permits processed per year and a little over 140,000 building-and-trade inspections annually. The presenter…
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